1. WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
Starter: What would life be like without…?
You have been given a card with a modern day invention on it. You have 1 minute to THINK about what life would be like without that item. You now 1 minute to PAIR up with a partner (the other people in the class with the same inventions) and discuss your invention. Now SHARE your ideas and thoughts with the class. Activity 1: Unit Concepts Your teacher has shared with you the key concepts of this unit of inquiry (Change, Innovation, Revolution). Note down what your understanding of these concepts are at this time and how they might be connected. Activity 3: What was the most significant cause of the industrial revolution in Great Britain?
Below show some of the most significant reasons for the industrial revolution starting in Great Britain. Cut out the information from this document and match to the causes on this brain storming sheet.
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Activity 2: What was life like before the industrial revolution?
You have been given a series of images, maps, graphs and tables of statistics of what life was like before the industrial revolution. Identify how life was different and see whether you can again find connection between the various CHANGES that took place. Population of Great Britain before and after the industrial revolution.
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Plenary: Connect, Extend, Challenge
CONNECT: How are the ideas and information presented CONNECTED to what you already knew?
EXTEND: What new ideas did you get that EXTENDED or pushed your thinking in new directions?
CHALLENGE: What is still CHALLENGING or confusing for you to get your mind around? What questions, wonderings or puzzles do you now have?
CONNECT: How are the ideas and information presented CONNECTED to what you already knew?
EXTEND: What new ideas did you get that EXTENDED or pushed your thinking in new directions?
CHALLENGE: What is still CHALLENGING or confusing for you to get your mind around? What questions, wonderings or puzzles do you now have?